Reading trio earn call-ups but fixtures remain on

Charlie Savage has been capped by Wales from Under-17 through to senior level [Getty Images] Reading have confirmed their League One fixtures against Wycombe Wanderers and Bradford City will go ahead despite three Royals players receiving international call-ups. Midfielders Andy Rinomhota and Charlie Savage plus defender Jeriel Dorsett will be absent over the extended international break. EFL rules state clubs are eligible to request the postponement of a league fixture if they have three or more players called up for international duty. Five of the nine League One fixtures this Saturday have already been postponed along with seven of 11 on the following Saturday, however Royals boss Leam Richardson has opted not to postpone the Wycombe game. Reading also state "as things stand, our fixture against Bradford City a week on Saturday will go ahead as scheduled". Rinomhota, who has started all six of Reading's League One games this term, will join up with Zimbabwe as they face Sierra Leonne and DR Congo in African Cup of Nations qualifiers. Savage, 23, who has made six appearances off the bench in the league, has been recalled by Wales after making his senior debut against Gibraltar in October 2023. Craig Bellamy's side face Portugal, Denmark twice and Norway in Uefa Nations League fixtures. Dorsett, who has made two league starts, has been selected by Montserrat who play four fixtures, twice against the British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands. "Football is a squad game and we have confidence in the players available to us, while keeping the fixture in place also helps us avoid adding another game to an already busy schedule," Richardson said. "It's better for the supporters too. Saturday afternoon is the ideal time to play football whenever circumstances allow, so we were pleased to keep this one in place." All the latest Reading news